PERBANDINGAN KOS PEMBELAJARAN DALAM KALANGAN PELAJAR KAMPUS SERI ISKANDAR, UiTM PERAK

Abstract

Excellent academic achievement is the target of student learning efforts at every level of study. Unfortunately, dealing with financial problems during the study session is often one of the causes of academic dropout among students nowadays. Aware of this, UiTM Perak in particular has offered zakat assistance as a financial solution to selected students to ease the financial burden through the establishment of the Zakat, Sedekah and Waqf Unit. However, the existing distribution method which is done based on the average cost of study for asnaf students, is relatively often somewhat misguided from the objective of fair aid distribution considering that the background of asnaf students is from various studies and bear different learning costs. Therefore, in order to succeed in an alternative method of fair distribution of zakat aid and achieve its goals, this study was conducted with the objective; identify the financial needs of UiTM Perak Branch students according to the department and semester of study, explain the differences in the cost of learning needs between faculties and further re-evaluate the more relevant zakat distribution method according to the current situation. This study was carried out quantitatively through the distribution of online questionnaires to the students of the Faculty of Architecture and Material Planning (FSPU), Faculty of Painting & Design (FSSR), Faculty of Accounting (FP), Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics (FSKM) ) and the Faculty of Applied Science (FSG). Findings show that the need for learning costs for FSSR students is greater than other faculties. The hope is that this finding will fuel academic excellence among asnaf students through a more transparent and effective method of distributing zakat aid.